On 12.11.2009 14:20, Stephen Harris wrote: > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 02:00:57PM +0200, Jussi Hirvi wrote: >>> The authenticity of host ##.##.##.## can't be established. >>> RSA key fingerprint is ##########. >>> Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? > > This is ssh asking the question. You can disable it; "man ssh_config" > for details. > Ok, thanks! (I confess I am lazy.) I found > CheckHostIP > If this flag is set to "yes", ssh will additionally check the > host IP address in the known_hosts file. This allows ssh to > detect if a host key changed due to DNS spoofing. If the option > is set to "no", the check will not be executed. The default is > "yes". ...and added to my backup script the following option: ssh (......) -o CheckHostIP=no This helps me some way. But still another problem persists: the ip keeps changing. That is why I want the client (person) to start the script by a web interface. That way I could pick the ip up from the httpd log, or with some server-side script... Any ideas how to do this? Regards, Jussi -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Topeliuksenkatu 15 C * 00250 Helsinki * Finland Tel. +358 9 493 981 * Mobile +358 40 771 2098 (only sms) jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi * http://www.greenspot.fi